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Issue #38

Issue #38 - 10th Anniversary Issue

Oct 20, 2011

Under the Radar is excited to announce the release of the indie music and entertainment print magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue which is on newsstands now.The extra-sized 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview.Exclusive video taken during the cover shoot of Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom arm wrestling can be found here.

Former regular Under The Radar contributorChris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie) returns with a brand new “Chris Walla Explains It All” column to explore the disconnectedness of the modern social media-driven world. Writer Matt Fink asks whether or not bands can remain creatively viable beyond a 10-year period in feature article “The 10-Year Ache: Breaking the Law of Diminishing Returns.”

“[Robin Pecknold] sings like a sword swallower. Like someone who’s the combination of strength and ease, and deadly sharpness, just this incredible timbre. It freezes the whole room.” – Joanna Newsom on Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold

“One of the things I was thinking about as I was writing the songs that I was going to play for the tour with [Joanna Newsom] was, ‘If Paul Newman wrote songs, what kind of songs would Paul Newman write?’” – Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold

“I made music with Trish, but I also made it for her. Without her, it’s a different take on a different meaning for me.” – Broadcast’s James Cargill on his late bandmate and romantic partner, Trish Keenan

“He talked about ending his life a lot, and that was a byproduct of his drug use and the fact that he felt like shit. But he was such a sweetheart, and I don’t think he wanted to die.” – David McConnell, Elliott Smith’s producer and friend

“I’m aware people think I’m a weirdo taking 20 hits of acid every day, and that gives you a certain freedom.” – The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne

“Growing up, when I was very little I got into sports for a couple of years and then…Idiscovered Cocteau Twins, R.E.M., and, actually anything with a synthesizer I just wanted.” – Paul Rudd